compost
英 ['k?mp?st]
美['kɑmpost]
- n. 堆肥；混合物
- vt. 堆肥；施堆肥
GRE中低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?composts;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?composts;過(guò)去式:?composted;過(guò)去分詞:?composted;現(xiàn)在分詞:?composting;
助記提示
1. com- "together" + post-.
2. 含義：mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land.
2. 含義：mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land.
中文詞源
compost 混合肥料
com-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-pos, 放置，詞源同opponent, position. 即把腐葉等放在一起發(fā)酵成肥料的。
英文詞源
- compost (n.)
- late 14c., compote, from Old French composte "mixture of leaves, manure, etc., for fertilizing land" (13c.), also "condiment," from Vulgar Latin *composita, noun use of fem. of Latin compositus, past participle of componere "to put together" (see composite). The fertilizer sense is attested in English from 1580s, and the French word in this sense is a 19th century borrowing from English.
- compost (v.)
- "make into compost," 1829, from compost (n.). Related: Composted; composting.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They make compost out of all kinds of waste.
- 他們用各種廢料制造堆肥。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. Cut down and compost spent cucumbers, tomatoes and other crops.
- 將已收獲過(guò)的黃瓜、西紅柿和其他作物的秧蔓割下，制成堆肥。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. There isn't time to dig deeply and put in manure or compost.
- 沒(méi)有時(shí)間來(lái)深挖然后施以糞肥或堆肥.
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. In May, mulch the bed with garden compost.
- 五月，在苗圃里施上肥。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Throw the potato peelings on the compost heap.
- 把土豆皮扔到肥料堆上.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》